Quote Originally Posted by Honky Tonk View Post
IMO, many whites were just plain run out of the city by fear

Maybe some were run out by unjustified fear, but in my neighborhood the fear was justified. I watched the scenario unfold daily. Crime started escalating around 1963 and by 1967 it was pretty well underway. Initially, some left, most chose to hold their ground. Eventually the majority threw up their hands, quit, and moved out with the others. The same thing happened with the educated, affluent, black middle-class. They too became tired of being victims. That was the real downfall of Detroit because the tax base had left.
Were you in a neighborhood between Livernois & Wyoming during this time period?